Case Studies

Armed with relevant data and a willingness to explore it, the Sandbox ColLABorative and Southern New Hampshire University are fulfilling their mission to challenge the status quo and transform students’ lives. Sandbox is SNHU’s in-house consultancy and “academic R&D” unit, focused on innovation and emerging trends in education and the marketplace. Using tools from Emsi, the Sandbox team produces deliverables for a variety of committees and groups at SNHU.

In our recent webinar, Dr. Kevin Long shared how Montgomery College (Rockville, MD) is using Alumni Insight to develop new strategic partnerships with local employers. In this post, we provide a full recording of Dr. Long’s presentation and a brief webinar guide with helpful tips on using Alumni Insight to power your own research.

Using Emsi data, HR&A Advisors discovered in a recent study that tech is kind of a big deal in New York City. It’s quickly taking over the concrete jungle as industry juggernauts like Google, Facebook, WeWork, and Amazon move in and expand. In addition to the big names, nearly 10,000 tech startups have moved in like hot dog carts.

Tennessee students now have an easier time finding educational programs that prepare for in-demand jobs thanks to a new report from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). The fourth annual Labor and Education Alignment Program report, published in November, highlighted educational needs in STEM, IT, healthcare, and more.

Lynn Kavcsak knows too well the daunting, tedious task of tracking down career information to help students set their goals. As dean of career and employment resources at Wake Technical Community College, Kavcsak deals with a perpetual challenge: Students, whether fresh out of high school or fresh out of a job, don’t often know what career to pursue or what major to choose. And the major they end up picking probably won’t be their last.

In Macomb County, Michigan, the manufacturing sector is centered on eight miles of Mound Road in desperate need of repair. Emsi data proved the enormous economic value of Mound Road’s businesses, which support 172K jobs and $8.7 billion in salary and benefits. Data in hand, the Innovate Mound advocacy group is confident that it will receive federal funding for a cutting-edge corridor reconstruction project.